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642:Listed race
589:in Greece.
561:of Italy's
92:Position(s)
1521:Categories
1150:Bundesliga
873:References
842:Individual
769:Bundesliga
751:runner up
724:Ribchester
693:Esoterique
552:1. FC Köln
505:Bundesliga
467:, France.
433:footballer
226:1. FC Köln
58:1972-09-07
1473:Vieirinha
1441:Domínguez
1409:Vieirinha
1187:Reinhardt
986:0307-1235
899:9 October
855:2002-2003
820:Greek Cup
673:Deauville
665:Group One
634:Chantilly
465:Chantilly
437:left-back
405:1991–1993
387:1990–1991
369:1989–1990
351:1988–1989
333:1987–1988
293:2003–2005
275:2001–2003
257:1999–2001
239:1998–1999
203:1996–1998
185:1994–1996
167:1990–1994
96:Left-back
44:Full name
1497:Palacios
1489:El-Arabi
1481:El-Arabi
1417:Mirallas
1393:Galletti
1345:Đorđević
1337:Đorđević
1329:Đorđević
1321:Giovanni
1305:Warzycha
1297:Warzycha
1289:Ketsbaia
1281:Warzycha
747:and the
638:Intarsia
602:UEFA Cup
567:Beşiktaş
524:UEFA Cup
501:FC Porto
475:Born in
262:Beşiktaş
1377:Rivaldo
1369:Rivaldo
1361:Luciano
1217:Ballack
1142:2002–03
957:27 June
922:Bild.de
824:2003–04
815:2003–04
790:1992-93
786:1990-91
777:1996–97
773:1993–94
758:Honours
743:winner
689:Ervedya
649:Spectre
622:Basimah
563:Serie B
477:Nußloch
74:Nußloch
1505:Pineda
1503:2023:
1495:2022:
1487:2021:
1479:2020:
1471:2019:
1463:2018:
1455:2017:
1447:2016:
1439:2015:
1431:2014:
1423:2013:
1415:2012:
1407:2011:
1399:2010:
1391:2009:
1385:Blanco
1383:2008:
1375:2007:
1367:2006:
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1351:2004:
1343:2003:
1335:2002:
1327:2001:
1319:2000:
1311:1999:
1303:1998:
1295:1997:
1287:1996:
1279:1995:
1205:Micoud
1146:kicker
1091:kicker
1068:6 June
1042:6 June
1017:6 June
991:6 June
984:
594:League
528:B 1903
471:Career
84:Height
1465:Warda
1401:Cissé
1353:Münch
1313:Gogić
1223:Élber
1199:Ernst
1181:Münch
1175:Soldo
1169:Lúcio
559:Genoa
495:in a
310:Total
244:Genoa
140:Years
124:–1990
1457:Berg
1449:Berg
1433:Berg
1425:Rayo
1221:FW:
1215:MF:
1209:MF:
1203:MF:
1197:MF:
1193:Lala
1191:MF:
1185:DF:
1179:DF:
1173:DF:
1167:DF:
1161:GK:
1070:2023
1044:2023
1019:2023
993:2023
982:ISSN
959:2017
901:2020
799:1997
699:and
596:and
459:and
321:(23)
221:1998
150:Apps
144:Team
122:0000
1101:at
1089:at
714:in
671:at
655:at
598:Cup
439:or
417:(2)
399:(0)
381:(0)
363:(0)
345:(0)
316:300
305:(3)
287:(7)
269:(6)
251:(2)
233:(2)
215:(0)
197:(3)
179:(0)
158:Gls
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